New bike parking at City Hall.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has added 12 parking spaces in front of City Hall to accommodate visitors and employees who arrive by bike. Two sets of three staple racks each have been installed on both sides of the building’s plaza at the SW 4th Avenue entrance.
Would you like to work in Portland’s oldest bike shop? Weir’s Cyclery in St. Johns (North Portland) is looking for a mechanic and they’ve just posted this great opportunity on the BikePortland Job Listings. Check out the details via the link below: Mechanic – Weir’s Cyclery
A passenger strolls by the new Handmade exhibit at the Portland Airport. (Slideshow below)(Photos © J. Maus)
Max J. Kuney at City Hall a few hours ago.(Photo © J. Maus) Max J. Kuney, of Kuney Construction, flew into Portland today to help save the Sauvie Island Bridge span. Sensing that the project was on life-support after yesterday’s setback at City Council, Kuney paid his own way to fly to City Hall from … Read more
Editor’s note: I am excited to introduce Marion Rice (you might remember her from this story back in November). Marion is a mother of two (ages 5 and 2), is married to “the coolest guy ever who bikes as much as he can and is into Xtracycle dating”. She’s full of ideas and tips about … Read more
PSU Cycling Club members warm up before a road race.(Photos: Peter Welte) The Portland State University Cycling Club will host colleges throughout the Northwest this weekend for two full days of racing action in and around Portland. On Saturday, teams will compete in a road race around Hagg Lake (40 miles west of Portland). And … Read more
“We’re open to moving the project forward. We think it’s a neat project and we don’t want to see the project die.”–Max J. Kuney, Kuney Construction With City Council unable to reach the required unanimous support for an emergency proposal that would have brought the Sauvie Island Bridge span to NW Flanders Street, all eyes … Read more
Commissioner Adams (L) and Mayor Potter (R) listen to testimony in Council Chambers this morning.(Photo © J. Maus)
[Read updates at bottom of story.] Mayor Potter, who was supposed to be tied up all this week in the labor arbitration hearing of a police lieutenant he fired, has decided to show up at the City Council meeting this morning. Besides perhaps wanting to be present at the last City Council meeting of Commissioner … Read more
(Photo: hollumns on Flickr) Around 60 Portlanders showed up to remember Sheldon Brown yesterday. Brown passed away in early February and was a bicycle ambassador without equal, connecting with thousands through his prodigious website and his infectious and helpful personality. Many participants in the ride showed up with Brown’s signature eagle figure attached to their … Read more
“This project would cost a little more but would deliver huge returns.”–from a BTA blog post In the wake of Mayor Potter’s memo and with a looming City Council vote that could kill the plan to bring the Sauvie Island Bridge span to Northwest Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is sounding the alarm to its … Read more
Download memo (130K, PDF) I’ve finally obtained the memo from Mayor Potter that I referred to in my story about the Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan I published earlier today. The memo outlines Potter’s concerns about the plan and was sent to all four Commissioners and the City Auditor. Potter’s seeming lack of support for … Read more